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An experiment, a nice lunch and a few laughs.

May 17, 2025 Rivergirl 13 Comments

We bought a new car last September. A fully loaded 2025 Subaru Forester Touring. I love Pearl… and with the current trade policies am extremely glad we didn’t wait to purchase her.

As an experiment, I checked the price before Trump implemented his moronic tariffs.

Two weeks after the tariffs took effect?

I’ll continue to check.

A few days ago we popped into the Foreside Tavern in Falmouth.

(Summer Dreaming cocktail. Vodka, elderflower, lemon and pineapple.)

Which used to be a Howard Johnson’s when I was young. I still miss their chicken croquettes…

But the tavern’s bbq chicken flatbread appetizer was tasty.

(Winter spiced margarita. Cinnamon Infused Tequila, Cranberry, Orange, Cointreau, Agave, Lime)

As was the ribeye steak spring salad with blue cheese, apples, red onions and candied pecans.

That’s me.

Highly flavorful.

Canadians.

Ya gotta love them.

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The journey home.

October 23, 2022 Rivergirl 19 Comments

Since we weren’t in a huge hurry to get home, we took the longer scenic route back and that meant driving through the Northeast Kingdom.

It’s a rural and mountainous region of Vermont, similar to areas in northern Maine with its low population density and differing political views.

Unspoiled and undisturbed.

Beautiful? You betcha!

This region takes their designation seriously so you’ll find “Kingdom” gas stations and “Kingdom” diners scattered throughout the area.

There’s even a covered bridge staircase.

While the majority of Vermont is an environmentally friendly, liberal, churn your own butter, Birkenstock type of place… the Kingdom is a bit wilder and leans much farther right. It’s often said there are two Maines, southern and northern.. I find that’s true of Vermont as well.

And if you’re wondering how far north we were?

I could see Canada from my window.

And though we didn’t cross the border, Verizon let us know we might as well have.

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News you can’t use.

June 26, 2022 Rivergirl 31 Comments

In all the years I lived down south I could never bring myself to enjoy okra. Even deep fried I found it to be a slime filled snot ball.

But if it can clean up plastic waste? I may have to rethink my aversion.

That is some seriously vengeful lightning right there. In my head I’m hearing Liam Neeson’s voice. “I will find you”.

Where has this been all my life?

And what the Hell Canada! We’re your friendly lobster filled neighbors to the south…. please share.

Now that is a yacht worth having.

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Thank you Canada.

January 5, 2022 Rivergirl 23 Comments

Living in Maine, we have the occasional spillover from our neighbor to the north.

Canadian coins, poutine, and select craft beers float over the border regularly. But now?

I have to thank their army.

Dessert in a glass. You can’t go wrong with that.

So thank you Canada!

Winter never looked so good.

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I’m related to a snowball.

March 19, 2019 Rivergirl 40 Comments

This probably doesn’t surprise most of you..

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But perhaps I should explain.

A few years ago my girlfriend infected me with the genealogy bug, and let me tell you…. once you catch it? There is no cure.

Before I knew it I was wandering dusty old libraries and searching moth eaten town halls.

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Yes, I’ve even stalked a few cemetery custodians.

They’re a font of valuable information.

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It’s fair to say I was obsessed for a while and spent ~~hours, days, weeks, months~~ way too much time climbing the old family tree.

Some lines are frustrating and dead end right away.

Other lines like my paternal grandmother’s, I traced back to the year 1134. It helps when you have someone famous… most of the work has been done for you.

One of my semi famous relatives?

Jabez B. Snowball